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National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
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Nikhef researchers study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy.
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Theoretisch natuurkundige Jordy de Vries van de UvA en Nikhef ontvangt een ERC-beurs voor precisieberekeningen aan ondermeer drie vormen van bètaverval. Dat zou zonder grotere versnellers toch een aantal fysische raadsels kunnen beantwoorden. www.nikhef.nl/news/theoret...
Theoretici gaan met ERC-grant veel preciezer rekenen aan bètaverval - Nikhef
Theoretisch natuurkundige Jordy de Vries van de UvA en Nikhef ontvangt een ERC-beurs voor precisieberekeningen aan ondermeer drie vormen van bètaverval. Dat zou zonder grotere versnellers toch een...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Leuk dat jullie er waren! 🤩
... en daarna op bezoek bij @nikhef.bsky.social (nederlands instituut voor deeltjesfysica), waar o.a. het world wide web mede is 'uitgevonden' (nikhef.nl was in 1992 één van de drie internetsite ter wereld; de andere waren cern en slac)
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Goed begin vd week voor 1e/2e jaars @nikhef.bsky.social PhDs! De onderzoeksschool organiseert regelmatig 'topical lectures (coördinator - @fladias.bsky.social). Deze week: neutrino's. Schitterende line-up 🤩. Niet de bedoeling dat we als staf aansluiten ... maar misschien doe ik het stiekem toch 🤫
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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It's a wrap! No more #LHC collisions this year - it's time for the "year end technical stop"

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December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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One month ago the Beam Splitter (BS) tower was installed in the bottom part of the vacuum vessel at #ETpathfinder. Now that all filters have been tuned, the vacuum vessel can be closed.
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @nikhef.bsky.social @einsteintelescope.bsky.social
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Closing BS vacuum vessel @ ETpathfinder
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Merry Christmas Tree! 😀😍🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
PhD candidate Clara Gatius from Nikhef used the KM3NeT neutrino detector at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea to search for dark matter. Watch the PAPERCLIP video in which Clara explains her thesis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1F...
Nikhef PAPERCLIP - Nikhef PhD student explains her thesis
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December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The interaction of the heaviest known particles may offer insight into processes beyond the reach of existing accelerators. NWO is funding new research into the dance of top quarks with Higgs particles. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/danc...
Dance of top quarks and Higgs particles may open door to new physics - Nikhef
The interaction of the heaviest known particles may offer insight into processes beyond the reach of existing accelerators. NWO is funding new research into the dance of top...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Dit is je laatste kans om je Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef te doen! Voor 5 december zijn er nog een paar plekken vrij...
Er zijn nog plekken beschikbaar voor het Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef op 5 December...

Geef je snel op!

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December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This week a huge poster is installed in a busy @nikhef.bsky.social corridor where the R&D department is housed with a view to the Nikhef R&D setup at @cern.bsky.social H8 beamline:
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Poster with a view to CERN
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November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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A major replacement of all Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and batteries in the @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) Data Center is underway.
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Major replacement UPS & batteries at Nikhef Data Center
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November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Heavy-ion season underway 💪

On 14 November at 3:40 pm, a new #HeavyIon run started at the Large Hadron Collider, colliding lead ions at an energy of 5.36 TeV per nucleon pair.
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#ThrowbackThursday to 1976 👷

Here we see an electrical vehicle called Pefra, which was often used by scientists and technicians to move around the 7km Super Proton Synchrotron’s (SPS) underground tunnel.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday it was #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTSTEMDAY #LGBTQIASTEMDAY! 🌈 We'd like to share the view of our management on KM3NeT as an inclusive working environment in STEM 🏳️‍🌈

And we'd like to remind you of:
Diversity and Inclusion (lnkd.in/eQ4yBJuK)
Code of Conduct & Ethical behaviour (lnkd.in/eUirycxc)
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave detectors are today completing their longest observation period ever. The result: more than 250 new space-time vibrations in two and a half years. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/grav... @egovirgo.bsky.social @ligo.org
Gravitational wave detectors complete richest observation period to date - Nikhef
The LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA gravitational wave detectors are today completing their longest observation period ever. The result: more than 250 new space-time vibrations in two and a...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Eighty PhD students and postdocs are participating this week in the first international PHYSTAT winter school on artificial intelligence and statistics. In The Netherlands, organised by Nikhef. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/nikh...
Nikhef brings winter school on machine learning statistics to the Netherlands - Nikhef
Eighty PhD students and postdocs are participating this week in the first international PHYSTAT winter school on artificial intelligence and statistics. In The Netherlands, organised by Nikhef. This.....
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November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This week, the Netherlands contributed its national input to the discussion on the new European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP). This involves more than just choosing a larger accelerator, says Eric Laenen, member of the ESPP Strategy Group. www.nikhef.nl/en/news/fcc-...
“FCC is the favourite, but there are other scenarios” - Nikhef
This week, the Netherlands contributed its national input to the discussion on the new European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP). This involves more than just choosing a larger...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Op een speciale bijeenkomst op CERN hebben de lidstaten eind vorige week besloten de studies naar een toekomstige deeltjesversneller voort te zetten. Fysisch is het project favoriet, maar meer huiswerk is gewenst, aldus de raad.
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CERN-lidstaten: verder studeren op nieuwe superversneller FCC - Nikhef
Op een speciale bijeenkomst op CERN hebben de lidstaten eind vorige week besloten de studies naar een toekomstige deeltjesversneller voort te zetten. Fysisch is het project favoriet, maar...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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The 4th Einstein Telescope Annual Meeting has started in Opatija, hosted by the University of Rijeka. Over the next four days, participants will discuss key aspects of the ET collaboration and design — shaping the future of #gravitationalwave research.
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Ik ga zometeen de stad in om een papieren @trouw.nl te kopen. Moeten jullie ook doen. Leuk artikel over een nieuw (en gehonoreerd) idee van @nikhef.bsky.social onderzoeker @ernst-janbuis.bsky.social: neutrino’s detecteren mbv geluid. Bijvangst: communicerende walvissen! Artikel van Jean-Paul Keulen
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Watch our Science & Society video now and be inspired!

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Nikhef 50: Inspiring Science and Society
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November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Er zijn nog plekken beschikbaar voor het Profielwerkstuk op Nikhef op 5 December...

Geef je snel op!

outreach.web.nikhef.nl/profielwerks...
November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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A week ago, on Thursday, October 30, 2025 @nikhef.bsky.social (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) celebrated its 50th anniversary with 250 participants, six external speakers, a panel discussion, an inspiring Nikhef video about Science & Society and the six former directors at the Rode Hoed:
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM